Severio paid 20,000 ducats to be Phedre's first patron after her re-dedication to Namaah in Kushiel's Chosen. During the assignation, he wore the mask of a Tiberian emperor. Phedre played to his feelings of having been wronged by D'Angelines for his mixed heritage. Phedre believed that if the price he paid for her would become known by D'Angeline peerage, their opinion of him would improve.